You'll Subscribe to Your Router, Too | The First Router Bribes Are Here

Sponsor: Thermaltake TR200 WS mATX Case on Amazon https://geni.us/bviRvG The US FCC router ban has updates: Now, the first products have been added to the exempted list -- and it's from Netgear, a company that has dedicated years to lobbying the federal government. The FCC also clarified that its router ban includes wireless hotspots (e.g. 5G hotspots), and the broad definition of a "router" could feasibly even include game consoles, phones, and simple range extenders. We dig through links within the ISP (Internet Service Provider) industry, including lobbying contributions, and find a path to what we think is long-term router subscriptions via "authorized" sources like ISPs. The risk of eventual government backdoors also prevails in such a situation. Conflicts of interest with Starlink also present concerns. The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Grab a Microslop shirt! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/microslop-parody-t-shirt Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The US Router Ban and Rental Routers 06:19 - The Ban 11:45 - The Covered List and Exclusions 13:08 - Dangerously Broad Definition of a Router 15:42 - ISP Corporate Lobbying 21:33 - Netgear Undermining Competition with Lobbying 26:26 - Government Backdoor Concerns and ID Verification 31:09 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements Steve Burke: Host, Writing Tim Phetdara: Editing Jimmy Thang: Writing Ben Benson: Writing